Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Sikkim's Rock Band GATC Returns to Europe With New Album
Girish and The Chronicles is a rock band from Sikkim.
It has started a tour in Europe.
The band will play in Portugal for the first time.
It will also perform in Spain and headline a festival in Burgos.
The musicians have played in Burgos before and said audiences there were very supportive.
GATC has also performed in Australia and other countries.
The group is working on its fourth album.
Its new song “Generation Coward” will be on that album.
Girish and The Chronicles has begun a European tour with performances planned in Portugal and Spain.
The four-member band will make its Portugal debut at the Milagre Metaleiro Open Air Festival.
GATC is scheduled to headline the Valdor Rock Festival in Burgos, Spain, on August 29.
The band formed in Sikkim in 2009 and opened for Guns N' Roses in Abu Dhabi in 2023.
GATC is preparing its fourth studio album, which will include the single “Generation Coward.”
- Who
- Girish and The Chronicles, a four-member rock band from Sikkim.
- What
- The band is touring Europe, performing in Portugal and Spain, and preparing its fourth studio album.
- When
- The Portugal festival is being held from Friday through Sunday; the Spain performance is scheduled for August 29. The year is not specified.
- Where
- The band will perform at the Milagre Metaleiro Open Air Festival in Portugal and the Valdor Rock Festival in Burgos, Spain.
- Why
- The tour is part of the band's international performances as it prepares to release new music.
- Band members
- Girish Pradhan, Suraz Karki, Yogesh Pradhan and Nagen Mongrati
- Formation
- GATC was formed in Sikkim in 2009.
- Portugal appearance
- The band will make its Portugal debut at the 17th Milagre Metaleiro Open Air Festival.
- Spain appearance
- GATC is scheduled to headline the Valdor Rock Festival in Burgos on August 29.
- Upcoming album
- The band is preparing its fourth studio album.
- New single
- “Generation Coward” will feature on the upcoming album.
- Recent international tour
- GATC performed in Australia in March before beginning its European tour.